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  Lee Roy Selmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954) is a former NFL football player and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Selmon went to six straight Pro Bowls and was named NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1979.
The Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway is named for him, as is a chain of restaurants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon   (348 words)

  
 Sports: So, who is Lee Roy Selmon, really?
Lee Roy was so patient and funny, he said, "Let's call up your dad and find out where he is.' He wasn't interested in leaving -- "Oh, it's a scheduling mix-up, let's go' -- he was interested in talking with him.
Lee Roy of course was very humble, saying, "Shucks, you shouldn't have done it.' I've never, ever known any person of his star magnitude who had that kind of a demeanor.
Lee Roy and I were driving together, and he was in the passenger side of the car, and it was right after the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway toll had just jumped, from like 25 cents to 75 cents or something like that.
www.sptimes.com /2004/02/01/Sports/So__who_is_Lee_Roy_Se.shtml   (1520 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Lee Roy Selmon, a 6-3, 256-pound consensus All-America in 1975 at the University of Oklahoma, was the first-ever draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise in 1976.
Four times the NFL Players Association named Lee Roy the NFC Defensive Lineman of the Year and he was a unanimous choice as NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979.
Selmon was a major factor in the Bucs' first winning season, which was concluded with a 9-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the 1979 NFC Championship Game.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=191   (354 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Lee Roy Selmon resigns as South Florida's athletic director   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lee Roy Selmon resigned Thursday as South Florida's athletic director, citing health problems that he would not disclose.
Selmon, a member of the college and pro football halls of fame, said he will remain with the university as its chief athletic fund-raiser.
Selmon was the first-ever draft pick of the expansion Buccaneers in 1976 out of Oklahoma.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/articles/2004/02/26/lee_roy_selmon_resigns_as_south_floridas_athletic_director   (212 words)

  
 Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
Lee Roy and his brother Dewey, who was 11 months and one day older, had played together at Eufala, Oklahoma, high school and at the University of Oklahoma and both hoped that they might be drafted by the same team when it came time for pro football.
Lee Roy really began to shine in 1977 and, by late season, the Buccaneers as a team were slowly but surely becoming competitive, particularly on defense.
Lee Roy, who was graduated as an honor student from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in special education, was preparing for the future even in the early years of his NFL career.
www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=selmon   (2400 words)

  
 Lee Roy Selmon's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lee Roy Selmon's is a tribute to the southern graciousness and the competitive sporting life instilled in the Selmon family.
They were rewarded with Jessie's succulent southern specialties: knee bucklin' favorites like Mama Selmon's meatloaf, fried green tomatoes and rib-grabbin' barbecue, alongside steaming platters of fresh vegetables from their farm.
At Selmon's you'll find generous portions and heaping platters of soul-satisfying Southern comfort cooking, served with equally bountiful amounts of hospitality.
www.leeroyselmons.com /menu.htm   (168 words)

  
 FoodMarket.com - Daily Industry News Service
ROY'S: Outback's 19-store, high-end joint venture with chef Roy Yamaguchi saw higher sales in 2004 at all 17 stores that had been open for at least a year, and seven locations had sales in excess of $4-million apiece.
LEE ROY SELMON'S: Avery's comments on the future of this brand may have been the morning's biggest surprise.
Selmon is best known as a former star defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the former athletic director at the University of South Florida.
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 Health Concern Prompts Selmon To Leave - from Tampa Bay Online
Dewey Selmon, Lee Roy's older brother, said the condition ``is not life-threatening, but does require his attention.
Selmon, 49, was elevated to athletic director in 2001 after joining the staff eight years earlier to head up fundraising for the school's then-proposed football program.
Selmon became a sought-after speaker and a mentor for the school's young athletes.
sports.tbo.com /sports/MGANOTQHDPD.html   (925 words)

  
 NFL.com - NFL Insider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The affable Selmon, almost 20 months into his new job as athletic director for the University of South Florida in Tampa, was channel surfing recently when he happened across the Sunday night ESPN highlights and saw something he'd never seen in more than 30 years of watching and playing football.
Selmon is the lone Buccaneer enshrined in Canton and arguably one of the greatest defensive ends in NFL history.
Selmon's job as athletic director at USF sometimes forces him to miss Buccaneers home games, but he does have a backup plan.
www.nfl.com /insider/story/5971057   (924 words)

  
 Selmon's Positive Influence Transcends Sports Role - from Tampa Bay Online
Selmon's generosity is but one example of what observers say has been his long support for organizations for fl students at USF, where the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star is among the highest-ranking fl administrators.
Selmon announced Monday he will take a six-week leave of absence for what his brother Dewey Selmon said is a stress- related health condition.
Lee Roy Selmon said Monday that a return to his role as athletic director is ``highly unlikely.'' He asked that his privacy be respected during his sabbatical.
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 Selmon Eager To Tackle Less Stressful Job - from Tampa Bay Online
Lee Roy Selmon, who resigned as athletic director Thursday, will stay at USF and serve as president of the USF Foundation Partnership For Athletics.
Lee Roy Selmon resigned as USF's athletic director Thursday but won't have to ditch his green and gold wardrobe.
Selmon, who informed Genshaft earlier in the week of his decision, said he's been in the ``wrong place'' the past two years as athletic director.
bulls.tbo.com /bulls/MGAQ61NQ5RD.html   (668 words)

  
 Selmon a blue-blood on defense
Selmon, a senior, missed all of last season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in a pick-up basketball game.
His father, Lee Roy Sr., played nine NFL seasons as a defensive lineman (1976-85) and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Selmon, a four-time All-Pro selection, finished his career with 742 tackles 78½ sacks, 380 quarterback pressures and 28½ fumbles caused.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/09/28/selmonap.htm   (327 words)

  
 Lee Roy Selmon's Soul-Satisfying Southern Cooking
One restaurant is the relatively new source from Outback, finger-lickin’ everything, at Lee Roy Selmon’s Soul-Satisfying Southern Cooking.
Lee Roy Selman, the man, is a popular one about TampaBay and a former Tampa Bay Bucaneer.
Mama Selmon’s meatloaf, fried green tomatoes and slathered- barbecued-crispy-sweet-and-juicy-all-at-the-same-time ribs – remind him of the days when he and his siblings were taught to “Play hard.
www.travellady.com /Issues/August05/1717LeeRoySelmon.htm   (539 words)

  
 CityTimes: What's in a name: Lee Roy Selmon Expressway
Lee Roy Selmon, who played for Oklahoma and Tampa Bay, is athletic director at the University of South Florida.
Selmon, 48, came from a football family in Eufaula, Okla. In 1975, he helped the University of Oklahoma's national championship team with 132 tackles and won the Lombardi Award.
Beginning in 1993, Selmon led the successful push for a football team for the University of South Florida as the school's associate athletic director.
www.sptimes.com /2002/09/06/Citytimes/What_s_in_a_name__Lee.shtml   (331 words)

  
 University of South Florida - Regional campus in Sarasota Florida.
Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2004) - Lee Roy Selmon will develop and run a new athletics fund-raising organization to prepare USF athletics for a strong debut in the Big East and to fulfill the 10- to 15-year vision of USF athletics, USF President Judy Genshaft announced today.
Selmon will serve as president of the USF Foundation Partnership for Athletics, which will focus on developing USF's infrastructure, especially its facilities and endowment.
The appointment marks a new phase in a career of continuous accomplishment for Selmon, who served as athletic director since May 2001 and was associate athletic director from 1993-2001.
www.sarasota.usf.edu /PublicAffairs/documents/Selmon.htm   (376 words)

  
 BUCPOWER.COM
Selmon, the University of South Florida's Athletic Director and one of the most respected men in the Bay area community, still attends most Buccaneer games and remains a staunch and optimistic fan of his former team.
Buccaneer fans who live in Tampa can drive on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, dine at the new Lee Roy Selmon's restaurant near the stadium or cheer for the USF football team he has helped to construct over the last five years.
Though as humble and soft-spoken as ever, Selmon is not hard to locate in the community this former Oklahoman has considered home for quite some time.
www.bucpower.com /selmon.html   (2892 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
Lee Roy Selmon's history combines the virtues of family, football, scholarship and community service.
First, family; he is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm at Eufala, Oklahoma.
Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds as a college player; he captained the 1975 team.
www.collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=70010   (307 words)

  
 Lee Roy Selmon - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Lee Roy Selmon has hand-signed this Bucs Throwback Authentic Helmet, and inscribed "HOF 95" next to his ledgible signature.
Lee Roy Selmon has hand-signed this Bucs Throwback Mini Helmet, and inscribed "HOF 95" next to his ledgible signature.
Lee Roy Selmon was the 1st ever draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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 Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
One of the hallmarks of Tampa Bay's early success was an excellent defense led by Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, who was the Bucs' first draft choice and the number one pick of the 1976 NFL draft.
In his nine-season career, Selmon was named to the NFC Pro Bowl team six times and was selected as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979.
Selmon on defense and Williams at quarterback were once again key players for the Buccaneers.
www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=30   (702 words)

  
 The Gainesville Seminole: HOF-Lee Roy Selmon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
If you're going to look at the greatest group of family members to play college football, the Manning clan might be at the top, but the Selmon brothers would have to be number two with Lucious, Lee Roy and Dewey Selmon all dominating college football on the defensive line.
Lucious was an All-American in 1973 and considered one of the best defensive linemen ever to play at OU, then Lee Roy took it to another level.
Selmon was the first pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1975 NFL Draft and went to six Pro Bowls in his nine years on the way to the NFL Hall of Fame.
iml.jou.ufl.edu /carlson/MMC5015/Homepages/F2003/Machado/selmon.html   (209 words)

  
 Selmon Eager To Tackle Less Stressful Job - from Tampa Bay Online
Selmon's heart and ``stress- related'' problems were what caused him to begin a six-week sabbatical Jan. 12, his brother Dewey said.
Selmon, 49, wouldn't discuss his health Thursday but said his new job would be ``less stressful.''
The Bucs' first draft pick in 1976, Selmon was promoted to USF's athletic director in 2001 after joining the staff eight years earlier to head fundraising for the school's then-proposed football program.
sports.tbo.com /sports/MGAQ61NQ5RD.html   (668 words)

  
 Thoughts Go Out To Our Local Treasure: From The Tampa Tribune
It is highly unlikely there is anyone who has ever met Lee Roy who doesn't have him in their thoughts today.
They can't begin to know about tiny Eufala, Okla., where Lee Roy was the youngest of nine children, the son of a sharecropper, living in a house without indoor plumbing.
Humble never deserted Lee Roy, even as he terrorized offenses, that is, if any variation of the word ``terror'' can ever be used in connection with him.
www.tampatrib.com /MGABHV0GDPD.html   (493 words)

  
 USF's `Senior' Senior Glad To (Still) Be Here: From The Tampa Tribune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Selmon, 23, has a degree in criminology and is working toward another in communications.
He smiles at the jokes, because that's Lee Roy, happy, humble, his mother and father's son.
Selmon stood with Leavitt and the other three USF captains.
www.tampatrib.com /Sports/columns/MGB5GD6ZQXD.html   (473 words)

  
 Official Calls Lee Roy Selmon Collapse ``Act Of God'' - from TBO.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
BRANDON - A section of the new elevated highway over the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway collapsed when a pier sank 20 feet into a sinkhole Tuesday morning, closing the road for hours and turning the morning commute to Tampa into a traffic nightmare.
Traffic was closed in both directions as a precaution while engineers began investigating the structural integrity of the rest of the new toll road, which is being built in the median of the existing Selmon expressway.
Commuters using the Selmon to get downtown were turned back just west of the 78th Street toll plaza.
news.tbo.com /news/MGAR7OV90TD.html   (345 words)

  
 eBay - lee roy selmon, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
1977 Topps Lee Roy Selmon #29 RC HOF PSA 8 NM-MT
Lee Roy & Dewey Selmon Oklahoma Sooners Buccaneers 6 df
Topps 1978 Lee Roy Selmon #314 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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 Football Digest: Lee Roy Selmon: years of losing were washed away for the defensive end and the Bucs in a playoff win ...
Football Digest: Lee Roy Selmon: years of losing were washed away for the defensive end and the Bucs in a playoff win over the Eagles in 1979 - The Game I'll Never Forget
Lee Roy Selmon: years of losing were washed away for the defensive end and the Bucs in a playoff win over the Eagles in 1979 - The Game I'll Never Forget
LEE ROY SELMON SAYS THAT TAKING over as the athletic director at the University of South Florida has been a lot like breaking into the NFL: It has taken some time to reach the top, and he hasn't been able to do it alone.
www.gradewinner.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_2_32/ai_90982934   (1253 words)

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